Upon entering, the first thing Ryuto saw, as expected, was the bar counter commonly seen in bars, but there were hardly any people around, and there was only one server standing behind the bar seemingly idling.

As Ryuto was puzzled, a man stretched out his hand and gestured, "Guest, this way please."

Following the man, Ryuto arrived in front of a wall.

"Hmm? What's going on here?"

Ignoring Ryuto's doubts, the man calmly pressed his hand against the wall, causing a square depression to appear where he touched. At the same time, the wall began to move, retracting upwards like pulling a curtain.

Once the wall stopped moving, a bright pathway emerged.

Is this actually a secret basement? I didn't expect something like this straight out of a comic to really exist...

"Here, this way, please, guest."

After a slight bow, the man led Ryuto down the stairs.

The stairs weren't very long, so before long, Ryuto and the others arrived in front of a door.

"Guest, it's in there."

As the man opened the door...

"Oh-"

A loud, ear-piercing noise could be heard.

The soundproofing here is really good, but what surprised Ryuto even more was that this underground space was as big as one or two football fields, with not just one entrance, indicating they had control over this entire area underground, and even connected it all together.

In the center was a huge stage, with piles of people below, as if watching a magic show.

A rough count revealed hundreds of people, each dressed in expensive attire.

They were truly wealthy and influential individuals, not like me, a counterfeit, they were real tycoons. This is the den of the rich, a place to rob them.

Ryuto scanned the scene and nodded from time to time.

"Well, the environment is even better than I imagined, quite nice. Most importantly, the atmosphere is great."

Although exaggerated, Ryuto still earnestly blurted out some nonsense.

"Thank you for the compliment, guest. Your happiness is our honor. Customers are like gods to us. Ensuring customer satisfaction is our goal, and your praise is our highest honor."

The man simply bowed his head, his voice sincere.

"Oh... well said. You seem to understand all this very well. I appreciate that."

"No, please don't praise me, it's just our duty."

"Well, since I'm quite satisfied, I've decided to auction here, but I remember... if you want to auction an item, it seems you have to bring the item backstage first. Although it's my first time here, I roughly understand the basic auction process."

"You're right, guest, this is mainly done for categorization purposes."

"Categorization? Oh... I see, this is to facilitate bidding and final payment later on, hmm... a very correct procedure. The management here is quite good, I'm becoming more and more satisfied. Perhaps I will consider long-term cooperation with you in the future."

"No, guest, you are too kind. The honor is ours to cooperate with you."

"Very well, I will consider it carefully."

With a smile in response, Ryuto shifted his gaze towards Miyuki beside him.

"You go ahead, it's your turn." He said, his face full of a meaningful smile.

"Alright," Miyuki responded with a smile as well.

"Then please, this way..." The man gestured towards Miyuki with his arm, but in the next instant...

"Wait." Ryuto's loud voice rang out.